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MUSH Chapter 17 quiz

Open notes quiz. 

Use your packet 17-1, class notes, time lines and reading notes for 17-4

Match the correct word for each item.
 
 
KEY TERMS
Match each term with its description below.
A
fascism
B
appeasement
C
Axis Powers
D
totalitarian
 

 1. 

government that exerts total control over a nation
 

 2. 

political philosophy emphasizes the importance of the nation or an ethnic group (Nationalism) and the supreme authority of the leader
 

 3. 

Germany and Italy, later joined by Japan
 

 4. 

keeping the peace by giving into an aggressor’s demands
 
 
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items.
A
blitzkrieg
B
Lend-Lease Act
C
fascism
 

 5. 

The term ____ refers to a political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation and the supreme authority of the leader.
 

 6. 

The term ____ means “lightning war” and refers to Germany’s tactic of striking quickly and deeply into enemy territory.  Used to invade Belguim, France and Netherlands.
 

 7. 

The ____ authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense was seen as necessary to American security.
 
 
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each name with his or her description below. You will not use all the names.
A
Benito Mussolini
B
Adolf Hitler
C
Joseph Stalin
 

 8. 

leader of the Nazi Party in Germany
 

 9. 

Fascist Party leader who became dictator of Italy
 

 10. 

leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
 

 11. 

Both Mussolini and Hitler saw expansion of their territory as a way to increase _______
A
national pride.
C
goodwill toward their neighbors.
B
pressure on their enemies.
D
pressure on their neighbors.
 

 12. 

In 1932, Manchuria was taken over by __________
A
Stalin and the Soviets.
C
Hitler and the Germans.
B
Franco and the Nationalists.
D
the Japanese military.
 

 13. 

During the 1930s, the United States focused largely on _________
A
international and domestic affairs.
C
international affairs.
B
preparing for war.
D
domestic affairs.
 

 14. 

Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet Union and controlled its population by using the tactics of _________
A
coaxing and persuasion.
C
gifts of food and land.
B
terror and purges.
D
appeasement and neutrality.
 

 15. 

Which was part of American policy during the 1930s and the early years of World War II?
A
remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain
C
denouncing Britain and France for declaring war on Germany
B
terminating all trade agreements with warring nations
D
following a foreign policy of appeasement
 

 16. 

After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a pact with Stalin, he invaded _______
A
England.
C
Poland.
B
Japan.
D
France.
 

 17. 

Congress passed Neutrality Acts in 1935, 1937, and 1938.  These isolationist laws had the purpose to _________
A
support other nations and allies in the Western Hemisphere.
C
allow nations to purchase weapons from the US on credit.
B
support other neutral nations around the world against agression from Gernmany.
D
limit US involvement in international affairs.
 

 18. 

During the 1930s, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military leaders of Japan __________
A
began invading neighboring lands.
C
organized the League of Nations.
B
promoted national pride by calling for free elections.
D
had a monopoly on world trade.
 



 
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